Common use of Layoffs and Rehiring Clause in Contracts

Layoffs and Rehiring. 01 a) In the event of a layoff, employees shall be laid off in the reverse order of their seniority, provided those retained can fulfill the normal requirements of the available jobs as defined in the approved position description. Employees shall be recalled in the order of their seniority to the same part-time job classification from which they were laid off or to a part-time opportunity at or below the laid-off employee’s original job classification, provided the employee can meet the required qualifications with minimal training. In such cases, the requirement to post under Article 17, does not apply. New employees shall not be hired until those laid off have been given the opportunity of recall.

Layoffs and Rehiring. 01 a) In the event of a layoff, employees shall be laid off in the reverse order of their seniority, provided those retained can fulfill the normal requirements of the available jobs as defined in the approved position description. Employees shall be recalled in the order of their seniority to the same partfull-time job classification from which they were laid off or to a full-time or part-time opportunity at or below the laid-off employee’s original job classification, provided the employee can meet the required qualifications with minimal training. In such cases, the requirement to post under Article 17, does not apply. New employees shall not be hired until those laid off have been given the opportunity of recall.